Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Sparks | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 27.0% | 73.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 25.5% | 74.5% | +5.9 | ✗ (28.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.0% | 62.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury -23 (76-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Williams | 29 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| N. Ogwumike | 24 | 8-8 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 22 | - |
| C. Parker | 21 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | - |
| C. Gray | 20 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | - |
| B. Sykes | 19 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | - |
| S. Augustus | 18 | 6-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | - |
| S. Wiese | 18 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| T. Cooper | 16 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| K. Anigwe | 14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
| T. Ruffin-Pratt | 14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| R. Gray | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Hartley | 29 | 2-11 | 2-7 | 5-7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Diggins-Smith | 28 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | - |
| B. Griner | 26 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | - |
| B. Turner | 23 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 22 | 4-12 | 1-7 | 7-7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 3 | - |
| K. Vaughn | 19 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| S. Walker-Kimbrough | 17 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| S. Cunningham | 15 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - |
| A. Smith | 12 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| N. Coffey | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter